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LGBTIQ advocates have slammed the Trump administration for a policy that will require most transgender troops and military recruits to serve in the gender they were assigned at birth and ban them from transitioning. The memo outlining the policy, signed by Pentagon official David Norquist, says the new limits must be implemented within 30 days, …

The Trump Administration has announced it plans to campaign for the decriminalisation of homosexuality worldwide. The campaign will be headed by the US’ highest-profile openly gay diplomat Richard Grenell, who is currently the US Ambassador to Germany. Mr Grenell kicked things off in Berlin earlier this week by flying in LGBTIQ rights campaigners from across …

A US judge has this week issued a preliminary injunction to stop HIV-positive members of the US Air Force from getting discharged for their HIV status. The ruling comes after two HIV-positive Air Force personnel challenged, anonymously for their protection, the Trump administration’s discriminatory “Deploy or Get Out Policy” that took effect in October last …

US President Donald Trump will announce a plan to end HIV transmissions in the country by 2030 in his upcoming State of the Union address, according to reports. Four sources told Politico that Trump will outline a ten-year strategy, focusing on communities with higher cases of HIV infections for the first five years and continue …

A huge majority of Americans want transgender people to be allowed to serve in the military, according to a recent survey conducted by Quinnipiac University National Poll. According to the study that gathered data across the United States on a number of political issues, 70% of Americans responded that transgender people should be allowed to …

The US Supreme Court has given the green light for President Donald Trump’s restrictions on transgender people or those who have undergone gender transition to serve in the military. The justices of the Supreme Court court voted 5-4 in favour of the existing ban. While the ruling does not mandate the exclusion of transgender service …

Lady Gaga had hit out at US President Donald Trump and his Vice President Mike Pence during a concert in Las Vegas last weekend. Gaga stopped during Million Reasons at her Vegas residency show Enigma to call out both leaders for the government shutdown and Pence’s anti-LGBTIQ views. “If the fucking president of the United …

US President Donald Trump could face the sight of a crowd of drag queens when he arrives in the UK for an official visit this July. Around 1000 people have said they’ll attend a mass drag protest that’s being organised to greet Trump during the trip, which will be his first visit to Britain. Organisers …

US LGBTIQ advocates have blasted the Trump administration’s new policy banning most transgender people from military service. On Friday evening, the White House announced in a memo that transgender people “with a history or diagnosis of gender dysphoria” requiring medication, surgery or other treatment would be disqualified from military service “except under certain limited circumstances,” …

US President Donald Trump has announced on Twitter that transgender service members would be prohibited from serving “in any capacity” in the US military. Donald Trump wrote on Twitter: “After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in …